The Music Creation And The Art Achievements Of Qianwei Traditional Orchestra

Traditional Orchestra of Qianwei Song and Dance Troupe of PLA Jinan Military Area Command,(which is called"Qianwei Traditional Orchestra"for short) founded in the autumn of 1955, is the only national orchestra of PLA. In the past half century, Qianwei Traditional Orchestra has created and performed many works of national instrumental music(including the works of tutti, reprise and solo); cultivated a large quantities of concert performers, composers and concert conductors of national instrumental music with superb art achievements; improved and made a larger number of national musical instruments; thus achieved wonderful art achievements in the fields of music creation, music performance, musical instrument improvement, talent cultivation, culture exchange and so on. Qianwei Traditional Orchestra comes into being under the unique circumstance of PLA's music culture and is also a certain outcome produced by the continuous development and prosperity of Chinese national instrumental music in the late 20th century, being a miracle of military life art and an important power in the field of Chinese National Orchestra Music. In the creation and performance of Qianwei Traditional Orchestra, intense national style and distinguishing local features are fully expressed, with strong time spirit and characteristics of military life, greatly enriching the instrumental music of PLA, importantly contributing to the development of Chinese national instrumental music art, thus providing treasured experience for the establishment of Chinese National Orchestral Music and the improvement of national musical instruments.